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Ruth Rendell: a life in writinghttps://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/mar/01/ruth-rendell-life-in-writing
'I've never met a murderer as far as I know. I would hate to. It's just not necessary'<p>Ruth Rendell's most famous creation, Chief Inspector Wexford, has retired, and at the age of 83, with more than 70 books under her belt and a Labour life peerage, she'd be forgiven if her thoughts were beginning to drift towards a gentle exit from the world of letters. After all, the 79-year-old Philip Roth, after a similarly half-century-spanning career, told the world <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/nov/09/philip-roth-retires" title="">he was "done" with writing</a> last year, and hasn't looked back.</p><p>When I ask if this is the case, Rendell, resplendent and formidable in a red velvet cardigan, leans forward on the sofa in her bright Maida Vale house and looks horrified. "I couldn't do that. It's what I do and I love doing it," she says. "It's absolutely essential to my life. I don't know what I would do if I&nbsp;didn't write."</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/mar/01/ruth-rendell-life-in-writing">Continue reading...</a>Ruth RendellBooksCultureCrime fictionFictionThrillersAwards and prizesFri, 01 Mar 2013 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/mar/01/ruth-rendell-life-in-writingPhotograph: Felix Clay'I couldn't do without writing' … Ruth Rendell. Photograph: Felix Clay for the GuardianPhotograph: Felix Clay'I couldn't do without writing' … Ruth Rendell. Photograph: Felix Clay for the GuardianAlison Flood2013-03-01T10:00:00Z